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Early assessment of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and births in high-income countries.
Aassve, Arnstein; Cavalli, Nicolò; Mencarini, Letizia; Plach, Samuel; Sanders, Seth.
  • Aassve A; Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 20136 Milan, Italy; arnstein.aassve@unibocconi.it.
  • Cavalli N; Department of Social and Political Sciences, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 20136 Milan, Italy.
  • Mencarini L; Department of Social and Political Sciences, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 20136 Milan, Italy.
  • Plach S; Nuffield College, University of Oxford, OX1 1NF Oxford, United Kingdom.
  • Sanders S; Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, 20136 Milan, Italy.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(36)2021 09 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1379373
ABSTRACT
Drawing on past pandemics, scholars have suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic will bring about fertility decline. Evidence from actual birth data has so far been scarce. This brief report uses data on vital statistics from a selection of high-income countries, including the United States. The pandemic has been accompanied by a significant drop in crude birth rates beyond that predicted by past trends in 7 out of the 22 countries considered, with particularly strong declines in southern Europe Italy (-9.1%), Spain (-8.4%), and Portugal (-6.6%). Substantial heterogeneities are, however, observed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Birth Rate / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: North America / Europa Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Birth Rate / Pandemics Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Pregnancy Country/Region as subject: North America / Europa Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article